First and Second Day with Jon, Adrian & Adriana

On Monday, we met the children for the first time. They are located in two different orphanages so we have to pick up Jon (9 yrs) and drive to meet the younger children. We were introduced to Jon by the director saying do you like this boy as your brother and this man and woman as your papa and mama? And Jon said yes. Of course we were crying during the translation and he came over and hugged us. We then went over to the other orphange and met Adriana and Adrian. They told them that we were mama and papa and Adriana (6 yrs) said we go home tomorrow. The sad thing is that Jon knew he had a brother and sister but could not remember them due to not seeing them for over a year. Jon is very shy but loves to play with a ball that we brought for him. He enjoys looking at the english flash cards we brought with us. Adriana is like Paula. She is the life of the party and wants to get everyone in the camera for picures. She also enjoys talking to anyone that is on the phone. She is very lovable and wants to give her brother (Rylan) and mama and papa kisses. Today, she enjoyed riding on Rylan's back. Adrian (4 yrs) wants to sit in our lap and will not let go of the Matchbox car we brought for him. From a Fisher Price toy that teaches english, he has learned the word bye bye and says it all the time. When we were leaving the first day, he would not hug us by and cried big tears because we were leaving. Fortunately, we brought a lot of warm clothes because there is about a foot of snow on the ground. Here they view snow plows as being for sissy Americans and drive on the hard packed ice. It makes for an enjoyable cab ride since seatbelts are optional or not available. As of tonight, our court date is set for Dec. 25th at 10 am (Moldova). As we all know, this could change without notice. Please keep us and the process in your prayers. We have seen God work many details out for us and it is too many to mention. More to follow. Mark, Paula, Adrian, Jon, Adriana & Rylan